Awesome Tech

Microsoft’s time-lapse smoothing technology is now in open beta. Use the mobile app to create hyperlapses on your Android or Windows phone or get the Windows desktop version for videos taken from a variety of cameras.

Unlike other styluses, Phree lets you write on practically any surface – the result will still show up on your PC or mobile device. It can also be used as a mouse or a headset, and can show notifications on its OLED touchscreen.

Marshall’s first truly portable stereo speaker has a 20h battery, a 4″ woofer, two 0.75″ tweeters, 25W amp, 3.5mm aux in, Bluetooth 4.0, volume, bass and treble knobs and the classic Marshall amp look. Drops 6/15 for $300.

Unlike other immersion heaters, Miito’s heating element is in its base instead of directly inside the rod. It’s a much safer design that also makes the rod slimmer, allowing it to fit inside small vessels.

A must-have gadget for camping and emergencies, it combines the functionality of a portable lantern and flashlight with a USB charger for your mobile gadgets. Its 7800 mAh battery can power the light for up to 48 hours.

Think Kit is a new set of tools for the iPad sketching app Paper. It lets you draw, color, copy and move shapes, lines and more with simple gestures, making it very easy to create flowcharts, diagrams and mockups.

We’ve been mesmerized by hydrographic printing, but one limitation of the technique is that it’s impossible to align precise designs. Now, students from Columbia University have developed a method that solves this problem.

Measuring just 1.26″ thick, and made from poured concrete, these wall speakers are truly a work of art. Each has a built-in amplifier and CD-quality wireless streaming. On display from 5/14 to 17, 2015 at the Munich High End show.

Mr. Everything is a Bluetooth speaker and external battery pack. It has a 14.8V 6700mAh battery, four USB ports, wireless Qi charging, LED flashlight and aux in, DC in and DC out ports. The top of the line model also has an AC outlet.

This amazing new drone not only charmed us with its facial expression, but its ability to follow its subject when you toss it in the air, resulting in stunning HD cinematic footage. The waterproof camera can stay aloft for 20 minutes.

Enlighten Today’s Better Re is a stylish housing that turns used smartphone batteries into external battery packs. It fits all smartphone batteries and has an optional expansion module so you can use multiple batteries as one unit.

This unique musical instrument replaces traditional keys with soft silicone bumps which can each tweak pitch, vibrato and other dynamics. The nuanced, ethereal sounds it makes are unlike any other keyboard we’ve heard.

The Depict display can wirelessly download eye-popping still and moving works of art on a framed 50″ 4K display optimized for bright colors and impressive contrast. It also rotates freely between landscape and portrait modes.

A portable USB hub for the new MacBook and other PCs with USB-C connections. The Hub+ has two USB-C ports, three USB 2.0 ports, a miniDisplayPort 1.2 port, an SD card reader and a 400mAh battery for emergency charging.

An iPhone 5/5S/6 case with a removable battery. It has two 3200mAh batteries and a charging dock, so you can change batteries without having to ever plug your phone into a wall charger. Even swap batteries while the phone is on.

Automation company Festo has developed a mechanical ant which not only looks and walks like the real deal, it can grip objects with its pincers and cooperate with its robo-friends. We love how they recharge with their antennae.

The 21st century arcade. The Void is working to combine virtual reality technology with dedicated arenas that have objects, obstacles and stimuli – wind, rain, motion – that will match what players are seeing in their headsets.

Pulse Play is a wristband for amateur tennis, ping pong, badminton and squash players. Use it to keep score and track the result of your matches. Its app has local and global rankings as well as matchmaking features.

Like the Bolt, NFTY is an external battery pack that can replace your mobile device’s charger. You can simultaneously charge up to 4 devices (and NFTY’s 4,000mAh battery) from an outlet, USB port or a car’s cigarette lighter.

HearNotes use Kleer technology to transmit lossless audio from up to 50ft. away. They’re not the first headphones to use Kleer, but they’re the smallest ones we’ve seen. HearNotes also come with a wireless charging case.

Accessory maker Griffin Technology turned to crowdfunding to produce this elegant charging station, which holds up to five tablets, phones, and other gadgets, and keeps them out of sight. In birch, walnut or ebony woodgrain finishes.

Vaptur is an eccentric video recording app for iOS devices. It can’t record videos in real-time. Instead, it allows you to record an event a few seconds after it happens, so it’s practically impossible to miss a moment.

The Bruno trash can has a hidden air pump at its base. It detects when you’re sweeping dirt into it and sucks them up into the trash bag. Its app lets you set a trash day reminder and alerts you when it’s low on trash bags.